M. R. James was the master of the English ghost story.
His stories are elegant, highly atmospheric and provide just enough detail of the horrors to provide, as he said, "a pleasing terror."
Oh, Whistle and I'll Come to You.
The Treasure of Abbott Thomas
Number 13
Canon Alberic's Scrapbook
The Haunted Dollshouse
A Warning to the Curious
An Episode of Cathedral History
Casting the Runes
The Mezzotint
M. R.-y Christmas